"You will never forget your first..."
2016 is probably one of the most unforgettable years in Philippine Cinema as there have been a resurgence of Filipino films of great content and quality within this year. We received great pride and recognition from films like Ang Babaeng Humayo (The Woman Who Left) winning the highly coveted Golden Lion award at the 73rd Venice International Film Festival and Jaclyn Jose winning the award for Best Actress award from the 2016 Cannes Film Festival for the film Ma 'Rosa. The 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival also made headlines as it choose to screen films with quality content than box-office appeals, unlike the previous years.
This year, one of the most-critically acclaimed films of 2016 will finally hit theaters nationwide. Star Cinema has officially announced that last year's Cinema One Originals Best Picture 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten will be released in cinemas nationwide this March 15, 2017. The coming-of-age dark comedy film written by Jason Paul Laxamana (Magkakabaung, Babagwa, Mercury is Mine) and directed by Petersen Vargas in his full length feature debut follows Felix (Khalil Ramos), a friendless, eccentric high school topnotcher who's life turns upside down after he meets the new transferees to their school, the mysterious Film-Am Snyder Brothers. As he becomes increasingly closer to the elder Snyder, Magnus (Ethan Salvador), he is also pushed into darker territory by the younger brother, Maxim (Jameson Blake) entangling him in his dark ambitions. Aside from grabbing the Best Picture award of the 2016 Cinema One Originals, the film also won Best Cinematography for Carlos Mauricio and Best Supporting Actor for Jameson Blake.
The film set in Pampanga sometime in the late 1990's, bravely tackles themes about growing-up, friendship, love, homosexuality, sexual awakening and teenage angst mixed with social satire. Francis Joseph Cruz of Rappler describes it as "intelligent as it is emotionally potent" while PEP.ph calls it a "roller coaster of emotions". So make sure that you don't miss one of 2016's best films that's definitely "not to be missed... an experience that's too cool to be forgotten". 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten hits theaters nationwide this March 15, 2017.
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